Shun Oguri , born December 26, 1982 in Tokyo, Japan is a Japanese actor, having most recently starred in the hit TV drama, Hana Yori Dango and its sequel.
Name: Oguri Shun
Nicknames: Ogushun, Guri & Ogurin
Profession: Actor
Date of birth: December 26,1982
Birthplace: Tokyo
Height: 183cm (6 ft.)
Weight: 70kg
Horoscope Sign: Capricorn
Blood type: O
Hobbies: Surfing
Family: Parents, an older brother(Oguri Ryo) and an elder sister
Talent agency: Tristone
Early life
Oguri Shun is a Japanese actor. He was born on December 26, 1982 in Tokyo, Japan and was raised in a family of five, including himself, his parents and two older siblings, one brother and one sister, making Shun the youngest in his family. Shun made his way into the acting industry not because he knew he had a great talent for it (though, of course, it’s clear he does!) and not because he was pursuing a passion of his, but because he was an avid admirer of Uchida Yuuki, a Japanese actress. He loved her acting and was a very big fan of her’s, and because he wanted to meet her, he joined theater and acting classes. He admits he didn’t really like theater or the acting classes, but somehow, his ambition to meet his idol and the pretty girls in his class kept on driving him. Now, Shun says acting is his life and wouldn’t want it any other way.
Career
His first debut role was as the bullied and abused child from the drama Great Teacher Onizuka in 1998, when he was about sixteen years old. His acting attracted him great attention and from there, he moved onto bigger roles. His breakthrough role is arguably Hanazawa Rui from Hana Yori Dango, though his first lead role in a drama was as the famous Detective Conan from the classic manga series of the same name. Shun has more than enough talent for lead roles, but he has stated that he actually prefers playing the supporting roles. Besides acting he is also a DJ. He is hosting a radio show called ALL NIGHT NIPPON . Impressive actor with a wide range of roles. From a deaf guy in Summer Snow to a cool guy in Gokusen and to a desperate virgin in Stand UP! Hana Yori Dango as cool Hanazawa Rui, Gokusen as gangsta-wannabe Uchi.He is also good even as a supporting character or in minor roles. A very talented young actor…very versatile too…he has done many different characters…with his experience…he will surely have many more dramas, plays & movies to come.
Personal life
When you ask Shun who his best friend is, he will automatically respond with Tsukamoto Takashi (塚本高史). OguriShun & Takashi Tsukamoto had known each other for a very long time.Takashi is an actor, a model and a singer. Shun and Takashi have acted together in a drama—Stand Up!!. Takashi was a popular womanizer while Shun’s character, Kouji, and his friends tried to pick up advice and hints from the super idol so they could get a girlfriend themselves. Shun and Takashi have also modeled together in a yaoi magazine once.
Shun’s first widely publicized girlfriend was Yaguchi Mari. She is most famous for being a part of the popular idol group Morning Musume and the subgroup Mini Moni. She was the official leder in January 2005 but she quit the group in April of the same year, making her the only member of Morning Musume to never properly graduate (Morning Musume members graduate or leave the group after a couple years and are replaced with new members so that the group always maintains their cute, young look). She is still somewhat part of the Hello!Project, appearing on their TV shows, and recently sung at their concerts. She is known for being very short (4’9”), which greatly contrasts Shun’s height (6ft). On April 10th, 2005, she and Oguri Shun’s relationship was uncovered by the paparazzi. Shun and Mari had been dating for a year already until then. She quit Morning Musume fifteen days after the paparazzi incident, stating that she didn’t deserve to be the leader of Morning Musume. Several newspaper accounts note Oguri Shun for being a gentlemen throughout the whole ordeal and realizing how much his girlfriend had to give up to be with him. The two broke up in April of 2006. The reason they told the public was because they both became too busy to see one another.
As of August 2006, it has been reported that Shun and Tanaka Miho are going out, although both parties have declined commenting on the matter. Tanaka Miho is a model, and has modeled for magazines such as Seventeen, Mina and Non-No. The two supposedly met early in the summer when they both modeled for Mina magazine, and found that they have a common interest—surfing.
Dramas
Hana Kimi (http://bestuff.com/stuff/hana-kimi-jdorama) (2007)- Izumi Sano
Hana Yori Dango 2 (http://bestuff.com/stuff/hana-yori-dango) (Boys Over Flowers) (2007) – Rui Hanazawa
Yuuki (2006) – Hama
Detective Conan (Case Closed) (2006) – Shin’ichi Kudo (Jimmy Kudo)
Hana Yori Dango Over Flowers) (2005) – Rui Hanazawa
Densha Otoko (http://bestuff.com/stuff/densha-otoko) (2005) – Munetaka Minamoto
Aikurushii (2005) – Jun’ichi Yaguchi
Yoshitsune (2005) – Kagesue Kajiwara
Kyumei Byoto 24 Ji 3 (2005) – Kazuya Kouno
FIRE BOYS ~ Megumi no Daigo (2004)
Stand Up!! (http://bestuff.com/stuff/stand-up) (2003) – Kouji Enami
Ogibosan to Issho (2003) – Kensuke Aramaki
Gokusen (http://bestuff.com/stuff/gokusen) (2002) – Haruhiko Uchiyama
Henshuuou (2000)
Ashita o Dakishimete (2000)
Summer Snow (2000) – Jun Shinoda
Aoi Tokugawa Sandai (2000)
GTO (1998) – Noboru Yoshikawa
Movies
Crows Zero (2007)
Sukiyaki Western Django (2007)
Kisaragi (2007)
Sakuran (2007)
Ghost Train (2006)
Waters (2006)
Rinne (2006)
Life on the Longboard (2005)
Azumi 2 (http://bestuff.com/stuff/azumi) (2005)
The Neighbour No. 13 (http://bestuff.com/stuff/the-neighbor-no-13) (2005)
Is. A (2004)
Haken Kuroitsu no Tsubasa (2004)
Robot Contest (2003)
Azumi (http://bestuff.com/stuff/azumi) (2003)
Hitsuji no Uta (2002)
Shiawase Kazoku Keiga (1999)
Anime
Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa – Alfons Heidreich
Jyu Oh Sei – “Third” / Sigurd Heiza
Stageplays
As You Like It
Comedy of Errors
Gouzen no Onaku
Hamlet
Titus Andronicus